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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen B. Wendell, University of Massachusetts, Boston

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Diagnosis Task: Assessing Pre-Service Teachers’ Knowledge of Engineering Design Practices (work in progress)Conducting engineering design challenges in K-12 classrooms is not new, but the NationalResearch Council’s recent Framework for K-12 Science Education (2012) and the NextGeneration Science Standards (NGSS) (National Research Council, 2013) derived from theFramework bring new urgency and importance to the task of exposing K-12 students to thepractices and big ideas of engineering. The Framework indicates that all children should developcompetencies in engineering design, and the NGSS explicitly includes a “conceptual shift”toward “the integration of engineering and technology into the structure of science education”(Achieve

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Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Rhonda Kay Gaede, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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. in Industrial Engineering (University of Pittsburgh.), and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering (University of Pittsburgh). Address: N149 Technology Hall, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899; telephone (+1) 256.824.6637; fax: (+1) 256.824.6733; e-mail: gillian.nicholls@uah.edu.Dr. Rhonda Kay Gaede, University of Alabama, Huntsville Rhonda Gaede received a BS in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University and an MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. She worked as a product engineer for Motorola and as a staff engineer for IBM. She is currently an Associate Professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville where she teaches computer

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Foy, L&N STEM Academy, Knox County Schools; Chien-fei Chen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Erin James Wills, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Paper ID #9477Integrating Assembly Language Programming into High School STEM Edu-cation (Works in Progress)Mr. Joseph Foy, L&N STEM Academy, Knox County Schools Joseph Foy holds two degrees in Electrical Engineering; BSEE 1976, U.S. Naval Academy and MSEE 1988, University Of Tennessee. His twenty-four year engineering career included responsibilities of pro- gramming, gate array design, hardware design, field service, and manufacturing support. For the last seven years, Mr. Foy has been a high school teacher in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is licensed to teach all high school math and physics courses. In 2011 and 2012

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brianna L. Dorie, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gina Navoa Svarovsky, Science Museum of Minnesota

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). Engineering design processes: A comparison of students and expert practitioners. Journal of Engineering Education, 96(4), 359- 379. 6. NGSS Lead States (2013). Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Accessed online at: http://www.nextgenscience.org/next-generation-science- standards 7. WGBH Boston. Design Squad. Accessed online at: pbskids.org/designsquad 8. Cunningham, C. M., & Hester, K. (2007). Engineering is elementary: An engineering and technology curriculum for children. In American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Honolulu, HI. 9. Mosborg, S., Adams, R., Kim, R

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Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lyndsey Alyssa Wright, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Including Children with Disabilities in STEM: An Outreach Program for Dyslexic Students (Research to Practice) Strand: Other: DisabilitiesAbstract:Across the United States, educators are calling for improved instruction in science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) at all levels, kindergarten through college. STEM iscurrently recognized as a critical area of knowledge for an educated citizenship. Despiteeducators’ best efforts, however, some students are being left out of the STEM revolutionbecause they have learning challenges in areas that are considered to be more important to theirfuture

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The Use of Games and Unique Textbooks in Mathematics Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian J. Lee, Central Illinois Technology and Education Research Institute; Sheldon H. Jacobson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; William A. Cragoe, Sacred Heart-Griffin High School

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Paper ID #8400NCAA Basketball Tournament Analysis for High School MathematicsDr. Adrian J Lee, Central Illinois Technology and Education Research Institute Dr. Adrian Lee received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign in 2009, specializing in probability and risk analysis of aviation security systems. Dr. Lee served as a post-doctoral research engineer at Vishwamitra Research Institute, Center for Uncertain Sys- tems: Tools for Optimization and Management, and is currently President of Central Illinois Technology and Education Research Institute. Dr. Lee also holds an

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K-12 Teacher Pre-Service and Undergraduate Instructor Training

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Crehan, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

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Paper ID #10907Pre-service STEM educators’ perceptions of the design activities to informeducational practice (Research to Practice - Strand: Other)Mr. Michael Crehan, University of LimerickDr. Niall Seery, University of LimerickMr. Donal Canty, University of LimerickDr. Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick Diarmaid is a Lecturer in Technology Teacher Education at the University of Limerick. His research interests are in the areas of freehand sketching, cognition and spatial visualization. He is currently Director of Membership of the Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Page 24.797.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Interactive, Modular Experiments and Illustrative Examples to Integrate Pharmaceutical Applications in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum and K-12 Outreach Programsabstract Rowan University, in collaboration with the National Science Foundation (NSF) fundedEngineering Research Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (C-SOPS), continues todevelop teaching modules and problem sets to introduce students to engineering concepts in theparticle and powder technology of pharmaceutical processing and drug delivery systems. TheCenter is hosted by Rutgers University and also includes Purdue University, the New

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Preparing Future Educators

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University; Mehmet C. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carolyn A. Vallas, University of Virginia; Meghan McGlinn Manfra, North Carolina State University ; Tom Snyder, North Carolina State University; Chunlei Wang, Florida International University; Veena Misra, North Carolina State University

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Education Director for the NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST).Prof. Mehmet C. Ozturk, North Carolina State University Mehmet C. Ozturk received his BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey in 1980. He received his MS degree from Michigan Tech in 1983 and his PhD degree from NC State University in 1988. Immediately after graduation, he joined the faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Since 2008, Dr. Ozturk has been serving as the director of the NCSU Nanofabrication Facility, which operates as the central laboratory for the entire University. In 2012, he became the

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Addressing the NGSS, Part 2 of 3: Supporting K-12 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections, Part 2 of 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Schnittka, Auburn University; George Edward Turner Jr., Auburn University; Randall William Colvin, Auburn University; Mary Lou Ewald, Auburn University

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sciencecurricula, and not unlike our study, they understood the importance of incorporating engineeringto satisfying state and national education standards. They stressed the importance of devoting asignificant amount of time to helping teachers with science content prior to the engineeringchallenge. They also stressed the importance of framing the design challenge within anengineering framework emphasizing “constraints, optimizations, and predictive analysis… priorto, and during, hands on activities” (p. 15). In a study similarly structured to our Save the Animals STEM curriculum, High et al.(2009) investigated the impact of an interdisciplinary problem-based learning approach usingDET (Design, Engineering and Technology) activities in a

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K-12 and Precollege Engineering Curriculum and Programming Resources, Part 2 of 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Kip Hacking

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Paper ID #8852Using ROVs to Teach a Blended STEM CurriculumDr. Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University Dr. Geoffrey A. Wright is a professor of technology and engineering education in the College of Engi- neering and Technology at Brigham Young University.Kip Hacking Page 24.1342.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Using ROVs to Teach a Blended STEM Curriculum Geoffrey A. Wright Ph.D. Technology and

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Engineering Across the K-12 Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and the Common Core

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica M. Harlan, University of South Alabama ; Susan A. Pruet, STEMWorks, LLC; James Van Haneghan, University of South Alabama; Melissa Divonne Dean, Mobile Area Education Foundation

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Alabama Mathematics, Science, Technology, and Engineering Coalition (AMSTEC), is a former member of the Executive Board of the American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE) K-12 Division and past chair of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Instructional Issues Advisory Committee. Dr. Pruet received her undergraduate degree in mathematics from Birmingham-Southern College, her master’s degree in secondary education from the University of Alabama in Birmingham, and her doctorate from Auburn University in mathematics education. Currently, Dr. Pruet provides professional development and consulting services related to STEM education with an emphasis on using engineering in support of K-12 mathematics and

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K-12 Teacher Pre-Service and Undergraduate Instructor Training

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Howard L. Greene, The Ohio State University; Xi Zhan, Department of Educational Studies, The Ohio State University; Anika Anthony, The Ohio State University; Paul E. Post, The Ohio State University; Andrew James Parkhurst, Ohio state university

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Paper ID #9688Preparing Teachers and University Students to Translate Engineering Re-search to K8 Students in an After-school ProgramDr. Howard L. Greene, The Ohio State University Howard L. Greene directs K-12 Education Outreach for the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University. Prior to his present position at Ohio State, Dr. Greene worked for 12 years in medical device development at Battelle in Columbus, Ohio. Prior to Battelle, Dr. Greene was a professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at DeVry University in Columbus. Dr. Greene received the Ph.D. and M.S. de- grees from The Ohio State University in

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K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Research on Teachers' Perceptions, Attitudes and Impacts of Teacher PD

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis S. Nadelson PhD, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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of theproject on the culture of the school, the nature of interactions between teachers, and future directions forSTEM related professional development particularly associated with engineering. To do this, wedeveloped an interview protocol and contacted the principals in each of the six schools and scheduledtime to talk with these school leaders.The responses of principals revealed numerous effects associated with the whole-school approach toimplementing inquiry-based learning of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)subjects using BrickLabs™ as a teaching tool. Positive effects were noted concerning increased studentengagement, enhanced parent interactions and the principals expressed appreciation for the project and

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Addressing the NGSS, Part 3 of 3: Supporting High School Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Jill Rogers, University of Arizona; Beau R. Vezino, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona; Jeffrey B. Goldberg, University of Arizona

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operating in two states, 29 diverse high schools,within 15 different school districts and 30 teachers deliver the course to over 450 students. 301of the 450 students in the 2013-14 cohort took ENGR 102 HS for University of Arizona credit.This paper will discuss ENGR 102 HS program history, core curriculum, spin-off research anddevelopment, keys to success, teacher training and program logistics.1. IntroductionIn order to remain competitive in the global market, the United States must continue to train thebest and brightest students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)fields. One way to increase the pool of students seeking engineering degrees is to reach out tothose who are less inclined to choose and be prepared for an

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven W. Villachica, Boise State University; Donald Plumlee, Boise State University

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Paper ID #8617Forming a Coalition to Decrease Freshout Rampup Time in the EngineeringWorkplace: A Business Plan for an Academic, Industry, and GovernmentPartnershipDr. Steven W Villachica, Boise State University Steve Villachica is an Associate Professor of Instructional and Performance Technology (IPT) at Boise State University. His research interests focus on leveraging expertise in the workplace in ways that meet organizational missions and business goals. He is currently working on an NSF grant to increase engineer- ing faculty adoption of evidence-based instructional practices [NSF #1037808: Engineering Education

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Engineering Across the K-12 Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and the Common Core

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board; Lesley Eva Bristol, Maui Economic Development Board; Graham R. DeVey, Maui Economic Development Board

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Paper ID #9463Energy Inquiry: Hands-on, Inquiry Learning Methods to Enhance STEMLearning by Engaging Students in Renewable Energy Solutions (Research toPractice)Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board Leslie Wilkins has served as the Vice President of the Maui Economic Development Board since 1999. She was hired to design, launch and direct the Women in Technology Project with a mission to en- gage girls/women and underrepresented populations into the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) pipeline. In its 13th year, the program serves annually more than 14,000 students, educators and industry members

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Addressing the NGSS, Part 2 of 3: Supporting K-12 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections, Part 2 of 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Anne Louise Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory; Meagan McKinney, Boise State University

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engineering teaching to frame his research on STEM teaching and learning. Nadelson brings a unique perspective of research, bridging experience with practice and theory to explore a range of interests in STEM teaching and learning.Anne Louise Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory Anne Seifert Idaho National Laboratory K-12 STEM Education Manager and the Director of i-STEM Anne Seifert is the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Coordinator for the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). She received a BS elementary education with a focus in science and special education from University of Idaho. She completed a MA in Education Administration and an EDS in Educational Leadership at Idaho State University. As a 30

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Ikhlas Abdel-Qader, Western Michigan University

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Outcomes for Undergraduate Students in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Western Michigan UniversityAbstractStarting with the award of its first scholarships for the Fall 2010 semester, the goal of the S-STEM Scholars program at Western Michigan University has been to increase opportunities andimprove outcomes for financially needy but academically talented students and to involveundergraduate students enrolled in engineering, technology, or applied sciences majors. Theprogram has worked with first-time, first-year students and supports them as they progress intheir academic careers. Each scholarship awarded is roughly equal to one semester of tuition peracademic year for a full-time undergraduate student, and can be

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Gender Perceptions and Girls in K-12 Engineering and Computer Science

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary

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(Research to Practice) Strand: Engineering across the K-12 Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Science, and the Common CoreAbstract The enrollment of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)continues to be a problem across most post-secondary institutions in North America. In 2009,American universities reported 17.9% female enrollment in engineering 1, while Canadianuniversities reported 17.7% in 20102. While concerns around enrollment encompass numerousissues, many students, particularly females, lose interest in STEM domains as early as grades4/5/63,4,5. In this paper, we demonstrate how integrating STEM classroom content and cross-curricular aspects using creative

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K-12 and Precollege Engineering Curriculum and Programming Resources, Part 2 of 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon Gregory Morton, Drexel University ; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University; Matthew Nester VanKouwenberg; Chris Lehmann, Science Leadership Academy; Jessica S. Ward, Drexel University

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received his B.A. in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.A. in English Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Chris is co-editor of What School Leaders Need to Know about Digital Technologies and Social Media, the author of the education blog this blog Practical Theory and is father to Jakob and Theo.Jessica S Ward, Drexel University (Eng.) Page 24.397.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Developing Curriculum For Introducing Cyber Security To K-12 StudentsIntroductionIn the twenty-first

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Addressing the NGSS, Part 1 of 3: Supporting K-8 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, University of Massachusetts Boston; Brian Patrick O'Connell, Tufts University

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Paper ID #9447Student Videos as a Tool for Elementary Teacher Development in TeachingEngineering: What Do Teachers Notice? (research to practice)Ms. Mary McCormick, Tufts University Mary McCormick is a PhD student in STEM Education at Tufts University. She received a BS in Civil Engineering from University of Massachusetts Lowell and an MS in Civil Engineering from Tufts Univer- sity. Her current research involves exploring how elementary students’ nascent resources for engineering design emerge during integrated engineering and literacy activities.Kristen B Wendell, University of Massachusetts Boston Kristen B. Wendell is

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Pearl Chen, California State University, Los Angeles

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. In particular, thesocial construction of knowledge (collaboration, knowledge sharing, discussion) is bestrecognized by students from all ethnic groups. This finding is reinforced by the results from theteam collaboration survey.Qualitative ResultsQualitative results revealed that students developed greater level of self-efficacy related to thecourse subject, engineering design, and people skills through their project experiences. Table3 categorized the qualitative findings derived from interviews and open-ended questions insurveys. Overall, students indicated a high level of interest and engagement, and they reportedlearning multiple skills such as research, communication, design, technology (OPNET), andpeople skills. The term project was

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Professional Development and Advising for Graduate Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Theresa Lynn Gonzalez

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Graduate Studies

technology and enhancing undergraduate education through hands-on learning. As a volunteer for Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society, Luchini-Colbry facilitates interactive seminars on interpersonal communications and problem solving skills for engineering students across the U.S.Mrs. Theresa Lynn Gonzalez Page 24.606.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Finish my Research! Find a Job! Feel Better! Seminars to Support Engineering Graduate Students’ Professional and Personal Goals Katy Luchini

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K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 2 of 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University; Siddika Selcen Guzey, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Corey A Mathis, Purdue University; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University

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Paper ID #9986Examination of Integrated STEM Curricula as a Means Toward Quality K-12 Engineering Education (Research to Practice)Mr. Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Aran W. Glancy is a Ph.D. Candidate in STEM Education with an emphasis in Mathematics Education at the University of Minnesota. He is a former high school mathematics and physics teacher, and he has experience both using and teaching a variety of educational technologies. His research interests include mathematical modeling, computational thinking, and STEM integration. Specifically, he is interested in the ways in which integrating

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K-12 Computer Science and Computational Thinking Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alfredo J. Perez, Northern New Mexico College; Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College; Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College; Raul R. Peralta, Northern New Mexico College; David Torres, Northern New Mexico College

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, Ecology, USE, MODIFY, Simulation TNG School Math, Technology CREATETable 1. Suggested Curriculum to teach CT in School Settings3.3 Curriculum DevelopmentIn the workshops provided by the Department of Engineering, K12 teachers and pre-serviceteachers were exposed to the concepts mentioned in section 2 of this paper through hands-onactivities using kinematic activities, computer games, programming languages, robotics andhuman-computer interaction interfaces, and agent-based programming and simulation. Most ofthe materials prepared for the workshops made use of free available software and material thatcan be obtained from the Internet. This section presents the materials and activities that were

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Nicole Berge, University of South Carolina

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whileimproving the transfer of core knowledgein science, technology, engineering andmath (STEM) courses. The EFFECTframework is presented in Figure 1.EFFECTs are based on a driving questionwhere students consider fundamentalconcepts in the context of a realisticproblem. In the first EFFECT session(class period), students complete adecision worksheet, individually and thenin groups, and provide an initial answer tothe driving question. This first session isfollowed with multiple active learningsessions that are designed to enhance thestudent’s core knowledge, stimulatecritical thinking, and hone their estimationabilities. Active learning modules integrate

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K-12 Computer Science and Computational Thinking Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.; Mingyu Lu, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.

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Paper ID #9720A Google Computer Science for High School WorkshopDr. Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech. Afrin Naz completed her Ph.D. and joined Drake University in Fall 2007. Her original research area is cache memory design. Since she joined West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Fall 2011, she expanded her research in a new direction, Engineering Education. Within the past three years she had received four grants in the field of Engineering Education. She has been working closely with the administrators and teachers at K-12 level. She has organized multiple workshops for high school teachers

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FPD 7: Beyond Course Content

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Katherine Sofía Palacio, Fundacion Universidad del Norte; Sarah Spencer-Workman, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Yaneth Correa-Martinez, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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strategies for improving student engagement and performance. Additional experience working with Faculty on the integration of Instructional Technologies in the class- room. Major strengths in innovative problem solving; modeling and simulation (mainly for business analysis and government consulting); operations research and decision sciences (risk analysis, investment valuation under uncertainty, financial engineering). Additional skills in optimization, statistical analysis and systems engineering. Page 24.160.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 An Exploratory

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerry Meyers, Youngstown State University

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’ Success and Persistence. Journal of Engineering Education. October 2005, pp. 419-425.10. Zhang, G., Anderson, T., Ohland, M., and Thorndyke, B. Identifying Factors Influencing Student Graduation: A Longitudinal, Cross-Institutional Study. Journal of Engineering Education. October 2004, pp. 313-320.11. Seymour, E., Hewitt, N. (1997) Talking about leaving: Why undergraduates leave the sciences. Westview Press.12. Arnet, J. (2004). Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from the Late Teens through the Twenties. Oxford University Press.13. Frank, M., Lavy, I., and Elata, D., Implementing the Project-Based Learning Approach in an Academic Engineering Course. Journal of International Journal of Technology and Design